Steven M. Studebaker

Behold Our God

Theology

“Resourcing biblical, historical, and contemporary theological voices, Roberts provides a personal, engaging, and thoughtful reflection on classical topics in Christian theology for the purpose of Christian formation. The topics treated and style and voice of the prose lend to its use as a spiritual formation guide in introductory theology courses.”

Covenant of Redemption in the Trinitarian Theology of Jonathan Edwards

Theology

“Historically careful and theologically creative, Yazawa demonstrates that the immanent, and not only the economic, Trinity is vital for Christian theology and spirituality. He makes this case on the basis of Edwards’s theology of the covenant of redemption, the eternal pact between the Father and the Son that becomes the basis for the economic activity of the divine persons, from creation to eschaton. An excellent contribution to the field of Edwards studies.”

Getting Real

Theology

“A superb pastoral theology—theologically and biblical informed, but accessible and geared toward ministry leaders. Tyra contends that the tangible experience of the Holy Spirit can renew the church from the vacuous moralistic deism and cultural Christianity so widespread in contemporary North America.”

God and Wonder

Theology

“A diverse and rich collection of essays that hone facets of a Christian theology and practice of creative and artistic communication. An important contribution to evangelical theology that often privileges the epistemic element of Christian spirituality and neglects its affective and poetic dimensions. This book shows that wonder begins with an ineffable encounter with God that compels expression. Each chapter explores concrete modes and forms of that theological expression from church to cinema.”

God’s Quest

Theology

“Building on his earlier work in theology of religions that re-oriented the question of religious pluralism from the human quest for God to God’s quest for human beings, Dr. Kulathungam addresses the challenges of the differing visions of redemption among Jews and Christians. He turns to the sources of both religions—the narratives of the Bible. He argues that, despite differences, Jews and Christians share a common redemptive narrative—God’s quest to redeem people. He argues that the revolutions in salvation and spirituality initiated by Jesus Christ and the Spirit of Pentecost, which distinguish Christians from Jews, nevertheless culminate in an eschatological revolution in the narrative of God’s quest that promises a union and renewal that includes Jews and Christians.”

Introducing Evangelical Ecotheology

Theology

“Situating the call for creation care in the authors' stories and experiences with eco-ethics in church gives this book a vitality and embodied feel rare in theological literature. Giving the personal backstories to the book, moreover, makes it a narrative of spiritual renewal rather than just an academic work. Their experiences in evangelical churches personify, and will resonate with many, the wider ambivalence toward creation care in evangelical churches. Yet this journey toward creation care, although arising from spiritual angst with their experiences in evangelical churches, did not lead the authors away from their evangelical convictions but was the yield of mining biblical and evangelical, as well as ecumenical, theological resources. Theologically grounded and geared toward showing the way to life practices that are eco-sustainable. This book is not only an excellent resource in how biblical, historical, and contemporary Christian theology relates to creation care, but also, given its grounding in personal narratives, an effective textbook for college and seminary classrooms as well as church groups endeavoring to care for God's good earth. They effectively give theological substance and concrete pathways for pursuing Christian creation care.”

Jesus--the End and the Beginning

Theology

“A dynamic and engaging vision that proclaims Jesus Christ as the answer to everything. Simple but not simplistic, Work’s book shows that Jesus can transform every dimension of human life from individual salvation to civic life and international relations. Work’s focus on biblical theology and specifically on Jesus as the Omega and the Alpha makes this an effective book for classroom teaching and discussion.”

Pentecostal Prophets

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Stephen Barkley demonstrates the continuity between Old Testament prophecy and the practice of prophecy in contemporary charismatic churches. He builds the case for this correlation on careful examination of Old Testament prophetic passages and phenomenological and qualitative investigation and analysis of the contemporary practice of charismatic prophecy. Barkley makes a significant contribution to the theological understanding of biblical prophetic practice and its ongoing place in the contemporary church.”

Salvation in the Flesh

Theology

“Trementozzi articulates a sustained argument for a holistic soteriology in place of the evangelical (and Pentecostal) tendency to intellectualize faith and marginalize affective and behavioral dimensions of faith. . . . Thus, it makes an important contribution to the fields of evangelical and Pentecostal theology as well as to contemporary systematic and constructive approaches to theology.”

The Holy Spirit and the Reformation Legacy

Theology

“A compelling and creative pentecostal contribution to the celebration and recovery of the Protestant Reformation. It investigates Luther’s and Calvin’s legacy in select areas of theology, hermeneutics, spirituality, worship, and women in ministry. It brings Protestant Reformation theology into conversation with key areas of contemporary charismatic theology—gifts and renewal, justification and the transformation of life, and participation in social change. A pneumatological and pentecostal perspective grounds its historical and contemporary dialogue with Luther, Calvin, and Reformation theology.”